Biography

McBurney's professional experience includes working as a partner in the law firm of Fischette, Owen, Held and McBurney; Senior Trial Assistant in the State Attorney's Office in Jacksonville from 1984 to 1990 and an associate with Mathews, Osborne, McNalt, Gobelman and Cobb from 1982 to 1984.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McBurney served on the following committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

McBurney did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]

Sponsored legislation

McBurney's sponsored legislation includes:

HB 17 - "Public School Attendance: Creates Student Preparedness Pilot Program to include Duval County School District as one of selected school districts; allows students 16 to 18 years of age to terminate school enrollment if they meet pilot program requirements for attendance & completion; provides for nontraditional academic options"

HB 7037 - "OGSR/Identification and Location Information of Federal Attorneys and Judges: Removes scheduled repeal under Open Government Sunset Review Act of exemptions from public records requirements for identification & location information of current or former U.S. attorneys, assistant U.S. attorneys, current or former judges of U.S. Courts of Appeal, federal district judges, & federal magistrates, & spouses & children thereof"

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House website.

2012

McBurney won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 16. McBurney ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]

2008

In 2008, McBurney won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 16th District. McBurney ran unopposed in the election. He raised $44,695 for his campaign.[8]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for McBurney is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, McBurney raised a total of $464,503 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 28, 2013.[9]

Scorecards

Legislative scorecards are used to evaluate elected public officials based on voting record. Some scorecards are created by political advocacy groups with a focus on specific issues, while others are developed by newspapers and are broad in scope. Scorecards are meant to be used as a tool for voters to have a quick picture of whether their views align with a particular legislator's record.

Because scorecards can be specific to particular issues or general to a state’s legislative term, for example, each report should be considered on its own merits. Each entity that publishes these reports uses different methodologies and definitions for the terms used.